Page 2 - Core Sector Output

Core sector output shrinks by 6.5% in March amid coronavirus lockdown

March performance is worst in current series

Rise in petroleum production drives core sector output to 11-month high

Grows by 5.5% in Feb, driven by petroleum production, rise in electricity output

Slowdown blues: India's core sector output contracts 1.5% in November

Cumulative growth have been nil in FY20 due to contractions in previous months

Slowdown impact? Core sector output shrinks 5.8% in October

As many as six of eight core industries saw a contraction in output in October

Core sector output worst in 52 months; MPC may cut rates to prop up growth

The core sector growth stood at 2.4 per cent during the first five months of the current financial year, lower than the 5.7 per cent a year ago

Output of eight core industries rises to 4.9% in August

It had risen by 3.1% in the corresponding month of the previous year